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Monday, September 21, 2009

Monroe Brothers

By Tony Russell, Thieu Van DeVorst
SESSIONS see also Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe
17 February 1936 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin]. Producer: Eli Oberstein)
001 BS-99193-1 MY LONG JOURNEY HOME  B-6422 Montgomery Ward M-4747/AXM2-5510
002 BS-99194-1  WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT LOVE  B-6363 Montgomery Ward M-4746/AXM2-5510
003 BS-99195-1  WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE IN EXCHANGE B-6309 Montgomery Ward M-4745/AXM2-5510
004 BS-99196-1  LITTLE RED SHOES B-6645 Montgomery Ward M-4748/AXM2-5510
005 BS-99197-1  NINE POUND HAMMER IS TOO HEAVY B-6422 Montgomery Ward M-4747/AXM2-5510
006 BS-99198-1  ON SOME FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP B-6607 Montgomery Ward M-4749/AXM2-5510
007 BS-99199-1  DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE B-6363 Montgomery Ward M-4746/AXM2-5510
008 BS-99200-1  IN MY DEAR OLD SOUTHERN HOME B-6607 Montgomery Ward M-4749/AXM2-5510
009 BS-99201-1  NEW RIVER TRAIN B-6645 Montgomery Ward M-4748/CAL-774
010 BS-99202-1  THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME B-6309 Montgomery Ward M-4745
21 June 1936 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin])
011 BS-102739-1  WATERMELON HANGING ON THE WINE B-6829 Montgomery Ward M-7010
012 BS-102740-1  ON THE BANKS OF THE OHIO B-7385 Montgomery Ward M-7010/CAL-774
013 BS-102741-1  DO YOU CALL THAT RELIGION B-7055 Montgomery Ward M-7143
014 BS-102742-1  GOD HOLDS THE FUTURE IN HIS HANDS B-6477 Montgomery Ward M-5026/AXM2-5510
015 BS-102743-1  YOU GOT TO WALK THE LONESOME VALLEY B-6477 Montgomery Ward M-5026
016 BS-102744-1  SIX MONTHS AIN'T LONG B-6512 Montgomery Ward M-7012
017 BS-102745-1  JUST A SONG OF OLD KENTUCKY B-6552 Montgomery Ward M-7011/CAL-774
018 BS-102746-1  DON'T FORGET ME   B-6552 Montgomery Ward M-7011/CAL-774
019 BS-102747-1  I'M GOING B-7055 Montgomery Ward M-7143
020 BS-102748-1  DARLING COREY B-6512 Montgomery Ward M-7012/AXM2-5510
12 October 1936 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin])
021 BS-02538-1  MY SAVIOUR'S MAN B-6729 Montgomery Ward M-7086
022 BS-02539-1  I AM THINKING TONIGHT OF THE OLD FOLKS B-6773 Montgomery Ward M-7141/CAL-774
023 BS-02540-1  I DREAMED I SEARCHED HEAVEN FOR YOU B-6729 Montgomery Ward M-7086
024 BS-02541-1  THE OLD CROSSROAD  B-6676 Montgomery Ward M-7087
025 BS-02542-1  THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER BOY B-6829 Montgomery Ward M-7140/AXM2-5510
026 BS-02543-1  WE READ OF A PLACE THAT'S CALLED HEAVEN B-6676 Montgomery Ward M-7087
027 BS-02544-1  WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN  B-6820 Montgomery Ward M-7142/AXM2-5510
028 BS-02545-1  WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN  B-6820 Montgomery Ward M-7142/AXM2-5510
029 BS-02546-1  ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY'S ARMS  B-6773 Montgomery Ward M-7145/AXM2-5510
030 BS-02547-1  WHERE IS MY SAILOR BOY B-6762 Montgomery Ward M-7140/AXM2-5510
15 February 1937 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin])
031 BS-07019-1  I AM READY TO GO  B-6866 Montgomery Ward M-8453
032 BS-07020-1  WHAT WOULD THE PRIFIT BE? B-6912 Montgomery Ward M-8454
033 BS-07021-1  SOME GLAD DAY B-6866 Montgomery Ward M-8453/AXM2-5510
034 BS-07022-1  I HAVE FOUND THE WAY B-6912 Montgomery Ward M-8454
035 BS-07023-1  I AM GOING THAT WAY B-7007 Montgomery Ward M-7141
036 BS-07024-1  KATY CLINE B-6960 Montgomery Ward M-8455/AXM2-5510
037 BS-07025-1  ROLL ON, BUDDY B-6960 Montgomery Ward M-8455/AXM2-5510
038 BS-07026-1  WEEPING WILLOW TREE B-7093 Montgomery Ward M-7145/CAL-774
039 BS-07027-1  I'LL LIVE ON B-7007 Montgomery Ward M-7144
040 BS-07028-1  HIDE YOU IN THE BLOOD B-7093 Montgomery Ward M-7144
3 August 1937 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin])
041 BS-011875-1  WHAT YOU WOULD GIVE IN EXCHANGE? – PART 2 B-7122 Montgomery Ward M-7312
042 BS-011876-1  ON THAT GOSPEL SHIP B-7273 Montgomery Ward M-7312/AXM2-5510
043 BS-011877-1  WHAT YOU WOULD GIVE IN EXCHANGE? – PART 3 B-7122 Montgomery Ward M-7313
044 BS-011878-1  LET US BE LOVERS AGAIN B-7191 Montgomery Ward M-7316
045 BS-011879-1  ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PASSED AND GONE B-7191 Montgomery Ward M-7316/AXM2-5510
046 BS-011880-1  WHAT YOU WOULD GIVE IN EXCHANGE? – PART 4 B-7326 Montgomery Ward M-7314
047 BS-011881-1  ON MY WAY TO GLORY B-7145 Montgomery Ward M-7313
048 BS-011882-1  MY LAST MOVING DAY B-7273 Montgomery Ward M-7314
049 BS-011883-1  HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE B-7145 Montgomery Ward M-7315/AXM2-5510
050 BS-011884-1  SINNER, YOU BETTER GET READY B-7326 Montgomery Ward M-7315/AXM2-5510
28 January 1938 Hotel Charlotte, 237 West Trade St., Charlotte, NC – Monroe Brothers (Charlie Monroe [vcl/gt], Bill Monroe [vcl/mandolin])
051 BS-018808-1  HAVE A FEAST TONIGHT B-7508 Montgomery Ward M-7447/AXM2-5510
052 BS-018809-1  GOODBYE MAGGIE B-7508 Montgomery Ward M-7447/AXM2-5510
053 BS-018810-1  ROLLING ON B-7598 Montgomery Ward M-7451/AXM2-5510
054 BS-018811-1  THE OLD MAN'S STORY B-7425 Montgomery Ward M-7448
055 BS-018812-1  I'VE STILL GOT NINETY NINE B-7425 Montgomery Ward M-7448
056 BS-018813-1  LITTLE JOE B-7598 Montgomery Ward M-7451/AXM2-5510
057 BS-018814-1  A BEAUTIFUL LIFE B-7562 Montgomery Ward M-7450/AXM2-5510
058 BS-018815-1  PEARLY GATES B-7460 Montgomery Ward M-7449/AXM2-5510
059 BS-018816-1  I'M ON MY WAY BACK HOME B-7460 Montgomery Ward M-7449
060 BS-018817-1  WHEN OUR LORD SHALL COME AGAIN B-7562 Montgomery Ward M-7450/AXM2-5510

ALBUMS
RCA Camden CAL-774 The Monroe Brothers: New River Train;  No Place To Pillow My Head;  Great Speckled Bird;  Once I Had A Darling Mother;  On The Banks Of The Ohio;  Weeping Willow Tree;  Just A Song Of Old Kentucky;  Don't Forget Me;  I Am Thinking Of The Old Folks;  Rosa Lee Mcfall;  Bringin' In The Georgia Mail;  Mother's Not Dead She's Only Sleeping – 09-63
Bluebird AXM2-5510 Feast Here Tonight: My Long Journey Home; What Is A Home Without Love; What Would You Give In Exchange; Little Red Shoes; Nine Pound Hammer;  On Some Foggy Mountain Top; Drifting Too Far From The Shore;  In My Dear Old Southern Home;  New River Train; Watermelon Hanging On The Vine;  On The Banks Of The Ohio;  God Holds The Future In His Hands;  Darlin' Corey; Will The Circle Be Unbroken; Saints Go Marching In;  Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms;  Where Is My Sailor Boy; Some Glad Day; Katy Cline; Roll On Buddy;  Weeping Willow Tree;  On That Old Gospel Ship; All The Good Times Are Passed And Gone;  He Will Set Your Fields On Fire;  Sinner, You Better Get Ready;  Have A Feast Here Tonight;  Goodbye, Maggie;  Rollin' On; Little Joe;  Beautiful Life;  Pearly Gates;  When Our Lord Shall Come Again – 09-75 (double)
Oldtime Classic [UK] 6003 The Monroe Brothers:  I'm Going That Way;  My Saviour's Train;  Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You;  Old Cross Road;  Forgotten Soldier Boy;  What Would The Profit Be;  I Have Found The Way;  Oh Hide You In The Blood;   Let Us Be Lovers Again;  My Last Moving Day;.  Old Man's Story;  On My Way Back Home – 80
RCA 07863-67450-2 The Essential Bill Monroe and Monroe Brothers: [Bill Monroe:] Mule Skinner Blues; No Letter In The Mail; Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord; Six White Horses; Doghouse Blues; I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do; Katy Hill; Tennessee Blues; Shake My Mother's Hand For Me; Were You There When They Crucified My Lord; Anniversary (Blue Yodel No 7); Coupon Song; Orange Blossom Special; Honky Tonk Swing; In The Pines; Back Up And Push; [Monroe Brothers:] Great Speckled Bird; No Home No Place To Pillow My Head; New River Train; Once I Had My Darling Mother; On The Banks Of The Ohio; Weeping Willow Tree; Just A Song Of Old Kentucky; Don't Forget Me; I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks – 29-04-97 (sampler)
RCA [JAP] BVCP 8615/17 The Legendary Collection (1936-1938): My Long Journey Home; What Is Home Without Love; What Would You Give In Exchange; Little Red Shoes; Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy; On Some Foggy Mountain Top; Drifting Too Far From The Shore; In My Dear Old Southern Home; New River Train; This World Is Not My Home; Watermelon Hanging On The Vine; On The Banks Of The Ohio; Do You Call That Religion?; God Holds The Future In His Hands; You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley; Six Months Ain't Long; Just A Song Of Old Kentucky; Don't Forget Me; I'm Going; Darling Corey;  My Saviour's Train; I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks; Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; The Old Cross Road; The Forgotten Solider Boy; We Read Of A Place That's Called Heaven; Will The Circle Be Unbroken; The Saints Go Marching By; Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Where Is My Sailor Boy?; I Am Ready To Go; What Would The Profit Be; Some Glad Day; I Have Found The Way; I Am Going That Way; Katy Cline; Roll On Buddy; Weeping Willow Tree; I'll Live On; Oh Hide You In The Blood;  What Would You Give In Exchange (Part 2); On That Old Gospel Ship; What Would You Give In Exchange (Part 3); Let Us Be Lovers Again; All The Good Times Are Passed And Gone; What Would You Give In Exchange (Part 4); On My Way To Glory; My Last Moving Day; He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; Sinner You Better Get Ready; Have A Feast Here Tonight; Goodbye, Maggie; Rollin' On; The Old Man's Story; I've Still Got Ninety Nine; Little Joe; A Beautiful Life; Pearly Gates; On My Way Back Home; When Our Lord Shall Come Again – 04-97 (3CDs)
Rounder CD-1073 Monroe Brothers, Volume One - What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul: My Long Journey Home; What Is Home Wihout Love; What Would You Give in Exchange For Your Soul; Nine Pound Hammer; Little Red Shoes; On Some Foggy Mountain Top; Drifting Too Far From The Shore; New River Train; This World Is Not My Home; Watermelon Hangin' On That Vine; On The Banks Of The Ohio; Do You Call That Religion?; God Holds The Future In His Hands; In My Dear Old Southern Home; You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley – 05-00
Rounder CD-1074 Monroe Brothers, Volume Two - Just A Song Of Old Kentucky: Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms; Don't Forget Me; My Savior's Train; Just A Song Of Old Kentucky; The Old Cross Road; I'm Going (Through); Darling Corey; Six Months Ain't Long; The Saints Go Marching In; We Read Of A Place That's Called Heaven; The Forgotten Soldier Boy; I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks; (I) Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You; Where Is My Sailor Boy?; Will The Circle Be Unbroken – 06-01


SINGLES
Bluebird (1936-38)
B-6309 What Would You Give In Exchange / This World Is Not My Home - 04-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 4745)
B-6363 Drifting Too Far From The Shore / What Is A Home Without Love - 05-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 4746                                 
B-6422 My Long Journey Home / Nine-Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy - 06-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 4747
B-6477 God Holds The Future In His Hands / You Got To Walk The Lonesome Valley - 08-36   (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 5026)                      
B-6512 Darling Corey / Six Months Ain't Long  - 09-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7012)
B-6552 Don't Forget Me / Just A Song Of Old Kentucky - 10-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7011)
B-6607 In My Dear Old Southern Home / On Some Foggy Mountain Top - 10-36   (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 4749)                                
B-6645 Little Red Shoes / New River Train - 11-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 4748)
B-6676 Old Cross Road / We Read Of A Place That's Called Heaven - 11-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7087)
B-6729 My Saviour's Train / I Dreamed I Searched Heaven - 12-36  (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7086)
B-6762 Where Is My Sailor Boy / (Jimmie Rodgers & Carter Family:) The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas - 20-01-37
M 7010 On The Banks Of The Ohio / Watermelon Hangin' On The Wall – ca. 01-37 (Montgomery Ward)
B-6773 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / I'm Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks - 02-37                             
B-6820 When The Saints Go Marching In / Will The Circle Be Unbroken - 02-37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7142)
B-6829 Watermelon Hanging On The Vine / Forgotten Soldier Boy -  03-37
B-6866 Some Glad Day / I Am Ready To Go - 03-37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 8453 in 1940)
B-6912 What Would The Profit Be / I Have Found The Way - 04-37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 8454 in 1940)
B-6960 Katy Cline / Roll On, Buddy - 04-37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 8455 in 1940)
B-7007 I Am Going That Way / I'll Live On - 05-37
B-7055 I'm Going / Do You Call That Religion? - 07-37 (also Montgomery Ward M 7143)
M 7140 Where Is My Sailor Boy / Forgotten Soldier Boy – 37 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
M 7141 I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks / I Am Going That Way – 37 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
M 7144 Oh Hide You In The Blood / I'll Live On – 37 (Montgomery Ward)
M 7145 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Weeping Willow Tree – 37 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
B-7093 Weeping Willow Tree / Oh Hide You In The Lord - 08-37
B-7122 What Would You Give In Exchange, part 2 / What Would You Give In Exchange, part 3 - 09-37
B-7145 He Will Set Your Fields On Fire / On My Way To Glory - 09-37
B-7191 All The Good Times Are Passed And Gone / Let Us Be Lovers Again - 10-37 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7316)                             
B-7273 On That Old Gospel Ship / My Last Moving Day - 11-37
M 7312 On That Old Gospel Ship / What Would You Give In Exchange, part 2 – 37 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
M 7313 What Would You Give In Exchange, part 3 / On My Way To Glory – 37 (reissue, Montgomery Ward)
M 7314 My Last Moving Day / What Would You Give In Exchange, part 4 – 37 (Montgomery Ward)
M 7315 Sinner, You Better Get Ready / He Will Set Your Fields On Fire – 37 (Montgomery Ward)
B-7326 Sinner, You Better Get Ready / What Would You Give In Exchange, part 4 - 01-38  (reissue)
B-7385 On The Banks Of The Ohio / (Uncle Dave Macon:) Fame Apart From God's Approval - 02-38
B-7425 Old Man's Story / I've Still Got 99 - 03-38 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7448)
B-7460 Pearly Gates / On My Way Back Home - 03-38 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7449)
B-7508 Have A Feast Here Tonight / Goodbye, Maggie - 04-38 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7447)
B-7562 Beautiful Life / When Our Lord Shall Come Again - 05-38 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M 7450)
B-7598 Rollin' On / Little Joe - 06-38 (also on Montgomery Ward M 7451)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michel Ruppli, not only for his books which I use daily, but also for a large amount of rare and unpublished data from his giant archive.
Thanks to all my friends - country music fans - in Czech Republic - Vladimir Pikora, Michal Gololobov, Milos Holecek, Tony Foglar, Rene Pavlik and Petr Vitous.
Thanks to Mario Manciotti for sending session details daily
Thanks to Kurt Rokitta for a lot of session info
Thanks to Bill Daniels for sharing a lot of labels info
Thanks to Lillies Ohlsson for many western swing contributions.
Thanks to Dick Grant for many artists files
Thanks to Thieu Van De Vorst for a lot of additions and corrections
Thanks to Goran Adolph for many rare albums info
Thanks to Hans Sandberg for many rare session data
Thanks to Chris Huskey for many sessions info.
Thanks to Kittra Moore for musicians and recording data
Thanks to Dik de Heer for many additions on rockabilly.
Thanks to Luiz Roberto Costa for helping me with the western genre.
Thanks to Wolf Ruediger Sommer, who not only sent me additional data, but is also watch-dog, correcting my typos and other errors.
Thanks to Robert Platt for priceless info on Canadian (but not only) artists.
Thanks to Phil Watson for hard work on Crown Prince of country music discography. Thanks to Walter Gabriel for filling the gaps in track listings of rare albums and various artists compilations.
Thanks to Kent Heineman for many independent recordings info
Thanks to Ken Nelson for bluegrass and more additions.
Thanks to Tony Middleton for RCA session info.
Thanks to Xavier Maire for interesting additions and for info on his website www.bopping.org.
Thanks to Henk Scholts for long time cooperation.
Thanks to Richard Price for miscellaneous session information
Thanks to Carl G. Cederblad for additions to sessionographies
Thanks to Paul Urbahns, Marc Alesina, Bill Millet, Bengt Wahlström, John Morris, Dominique Anglares, Pierre Monnery, Jeremy Roberts, Ben Collins, Alex Frazer-Harrison, K.F.Raizor, Ed Tabor, Mario Wildner, Ole Skjoldhøj, Eileen Sisk, Per Kammersgaard, David Bussey, Bill Marks for rare info on their favorite artists.
Thanks to Reginald Bartlette for info and additions of Columbia custom numbers.
Thanks to Katarina Fromm for various singles info.
Thanks to many others who sent some info - all are important.
Thanks to Richard Weize for his idea to produce projects, which have small commercial potential, but huge value for collectors - I spend a lot of money buying boxes and CDs, sometimes mainly because of the accompanying discographies.
Thanks also to Patrick Milligan, who created many discographies for Bear Family projects
Thanks to Marek Bozickovic for picture in head
And last but not least I would like to thank all who visit this blog - they come from more than 100 countries.